ORMEROD RUTTER HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04476913 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2013-08-01➖MCGRORY, Nicole resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➖RUTTER, Garry Thomas resigneddirector
- 2009-04-06➖ORMEROD, Peter Steven resigneddirector
- 2008-07-31➖ANDREWS, Michael Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-01-01➕ANDREWS, Michael Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-01-01➕MCGRORY, Nicole appointeddirector
- 2004-01-01➕ORMEROD, Peter Steven appointeddirector
- 2004-01-01➕RUTTER, Garry Thomas appointeddirector
- 2003-01-31➖ORMEROD, Peter Steven resigneddirector
- 2003-01-31➖RUTTER, Garry Thomas resigneddirector
- 2002-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ORMEROD RUTTER HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2002-07-03➕OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-07-03➕MCGRORY, Colm Andrew appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➕ORMEROD, Peter Steven appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➕RUTTER, Garry Thomas appointeddirector
- 2002-07-03➕OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-07-03➖OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Shona Projects Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Soflo Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Corbett Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ORMEROD RUTTER HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 04476913
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shona Projects Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2023 |
Soflo Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2023 |
Corbett Finance Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2023 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Steven Ormerodceased 22/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Colm Andrew Mcgroryceased 22/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Garry Thomas Rutterceased 22/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Nicole Mcgroryceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Professional services · WR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425HIGH LTD→ 15347087 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A J PEACH & CO LIMITED→ 05637939 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AD ASTRA AERO CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11132786 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADDISONREES PLANNING CONSULTANCY LTD→ 10774145 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADEPTUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 16584696 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADJ ARCHITECTS LTD→ 10872507 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADJOMAT CONSULTING LIMITED→ 10714085 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADS ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 11097508 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVANCE MANUFACTURING LIMITED→ 11791139 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADVANCE STAFF LTD→ 13754681 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE FD LTD→ 10062670 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AEROBEARING SERVICES LTD→ 13280624 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
The Oakley
Kidderminster Road
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9AY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGRORY, Colm Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, Michael Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2008-07-31
MCGRORY, Nicole→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2013-08-01
ORMEROD, Peter Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2009-04-06
ORMEROD, Peter Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2003-01-31
RUTTER, Garry Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2013-08-01
RUTTER, Garry Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2003-01-31
OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-03
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Recent filings (107 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-08